Privacy Policy
This policy explains what Cockroach Network collects, what it avoids collecting, how anonymous community posts work, and what users should understand before submitting public-interest content. Last updated: 24 May 2026.
Plain-English summary
You can currently read, post, vote, and generate RTI drafts without creating an account. Public reports are public by design. The site uses a browser session token for basic anti-abuse controls. Do not post private or dangerous information. This platform supports civic awareness, but it does not guarantee complete anonymity and does not replace professional legal or safety advice.
DATA PRACTICES SNAPSHOT
| Data type | Where it appears | Why it is used |
|---|---|---|
| Public report text | Displayed in the feed | Community visibility and issue discovery |
| Category and anonymous handle | Displayed with the report | Organization, readability, and safer public posting |
| Browser session token | Stored in browser and sent to APIs | Rate limiting and duplicate-vote prevention |
| RTI draft inputs | Processed in the browser interface | Generating editable RTI language |
| Analytics events, if enabled | Handled by the configured analytics provider | SEO, traffic, and product improvement |
1. WHAT COCKROACH NETWORK IS
Cockroach Network is a youth-focused civic accountability platform where people can read public reports, submit short community reports, vote on public-interest issues, generate RTI drafts, and access civic awareness content. The platform is built to reduce unnecessary friction, but it is not a secure whistleblower dropbox, emergency service, law firm, or government portal.
2. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE DIRECTLY
When you submit a public report, we may store the report text, selected category, generated anonymous handle, visible vote counts, comment counts where applicable, and creation time. If you use the RTI generator, the draft is generated inside your browser from the information you type. The current RTI tool is designed as a drafting aid and does not require login, payment, phone number, email, Aadhaar, or government ID.
3. SESSION TOKENS AND BASIC ANTI-ABUSE CONTROLS
The website may create a random browser session token to support basic rate limiting, duplicate-vote prevention, and anti-spam safeguards. This token is not designed to identify your real-world identity, but it may help the system recognize repeated activity from the same browser session.
4. WHAT WE DO NOT ASK FOR BY DEFAULT
For normal reading, posting, voting, and RTI draft generation, Cockroach Network does not ask for a public profile, login credentials, phone number, email address, payment card, government ID, Aadhaar number, or private document upload. If future features add accounts, chapter onboarding, newsletters, document uploads, or verification, this policy should be updated before those features go public.
5. PUBLIC CONTENT IS PUBLIC
Reports submitted to the public feed may be visible to other visitors, search engines, social previews, moderators, hosting providers, analytics systems, and technical service providers. Do not include private addresses, phone numbers, passwords, bank details, medical records, private photos, identity documents, or anything that could endanger you or another person.
6. ANALYTICS AND SEO TRACKING
We may use privacy-conscious analytics or standard website analytics to understand page views, traffic sources, device types, popular pages, and campaign performance. Analytics should be used to improve the platform, not to sell personal profiles. If Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Vercel Analytics, Plausible, or a similar tool is added, the site should disclose the provider and keep tracking proportional to the public-interest purpose of the platform.
7. COOKIES AND LOCAL STORAGE
The website may use browser storage for session tokens, interface preferences, or anti-abuse safeguards. Third-party services such as hosting, analytics, fonts, or database providers may also process technical information required to deliver the website. You can clear browser storage from your browser settings, but doing so may reset session-based safeguards.
8. MODERATION AND SAFETY REVIEW
Cockroach Network may review, hide, edit labels for, or remove content that appears to contain doxxing, threats, hate speech, spam, impersonation, private allegations against non-public individuals, explicit personal data, or content that creates legal or safety risk. Moderation decisions may be imperfect during pre-launch, so users should report concerns through the contact route provided by the platform owner.
9. DATA RETENTION
Public reports may remain visible while the platform is active unless they are removed for moderation, legal, safety, technical, or editorial reasons. Logs, rate-limit records, analytics events, and database backups may be retained for limited operational periods depending on hosting and database provider settings. A precise retention schedule should be finalized before a larger public launch.
10. SECURITY LIMITS
We use reasonable technical safeguards such as security headers, anti-abuse checks, and limited data collection. However, no website can guarantee complete anonymity or perfect security. Network providers, browsers, hosting platforms, analytics providers, or public authorities may hold technical data outside Cockroach Network’s direct control. For high-risk matters, do not post sensitive details publicly and consider safer legal, journalistic, or institutional channels.
11. CHILDREN AND YOUNG USERS
The platform is designed for youth civic participation, but users should not submit private personal information about themselves or others. Younger users should avoid sharing identifying details and should seek guidance from a trusted adult, lawyer, journalist, or appropriate authority before publishing sensitive allegations.
12. LEGAL REQUESTS AND TAKEDOWNS
If Cockroach Network receives a valid legal, safety, or platform-abuse request, the owner may review affected content and take appropriate action. The platform should maintain a clear grievance or takedown channel before large-scale launch so users, authorities, and affected people can raise specific concerns.
13. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be updated as the platform adds features such as user accounts, document uploads, chapter dashboards, newsletters, admin moderation tools, or verified reporting workflows. Material changes should be reflected on this page with an updated date.
PRE-LAUNCH LEGAL NOTE
This Privacy Policy is a strong launch-readiness draft, but it should be reviewed by a qualified lawyer before large-scale launch, paid campaigns, document uploads, verified whistleblower intake, chapter-admin dashboards, or account-based features are activated.